Career Breaks and Flexible Working

There are a number of schemes to support people returning to work after an extended break. Many of these are targeted at parents returning from maternity, paternity or adoption leave, but some aim to support people returning from other types of career break (e.g. time spent working outside academia) or those who need flexible work patterns.

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships –for outstanding scientists in the UK at an early stage of their research career who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances such as parenting or caring responsibilities or health issues. Although these awards used to be restricted to women, the scheme is now open to all.